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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stood off
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Climbing parties on the Normal Route had turned back earlier in the day.
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After one more rejection by Canada, the ship turned back to Europe.
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Capacity is spoken for before it is built, and the largest buyers on earth are being turned away.
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Federal attorneys say people turned away at the border could come back later, though lines were thousands of people long when the policy was in place before.
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In what is now the desert Southwest, Velarde was born among the remnants of the Spanish empire and lived under the flags of Mexico and Texas; briefly, the Confederacy, though his family opposed it; and finally, under the stars and stripes of the United States of America.
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Many residents have opposed the data centers.
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Hibon says the filmmakers deliberately resisted recreating the look of the old cartoon.
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Europe has long resisted air conditioning as noisy, an eyesore on architectural facades and unnecessary, as brutal summer heat has been relatively short-lived.
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Recently, the company withstood another setback when the New Glenn rocket exploded during a test firing on its launch pad in Florida.
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But the Knicks withstood the pressure.
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“Stood off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stood%20off. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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